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war crimes prosecutor says syria should be refused to the icc, the international criminal court. those responsible for such crimes, he says there is a list of the high-level perpetrators, should be prosecuted. >> i would say as a defender of justice, it must be imminent, urgently, because crimes continuing committed in syria and the number of incidents are increasing day to day, so justice must be done. >> the u.n. panel also had this recommendation to the international community. quote, curb the proliferation and supply of weapons, unquote, into syria. >> question, one round robin. the timing of the report helpful or unhelpful to diplomats trying to bring an end to the fighting in syria? mort. >> i think it's helpful. it will inspire some other country to get involved that in war. >> eleanor night. love the u.n. but i think it's largely irrelevant. the next step is really up to our new secretary of state, john kerry, and whether he can draw on his long relationship with assad to try to get him to exile. >> good point. >> i agree completely with eleanor. it hinges on assad gettin
war crimes prosecutor says syria should be refused to the icc, the international criminal court. those responsible for such crimes, he says there is a list of the high-level perpetrators, should be prosecuted. >> i would say as a defender of justice, it must be imminent, urgently, because crimes continuing committed in syria and the number of incidents are increasing day to day, so justice must be done. >> the u.n. panel also had this recommendation to the international community....
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prime minister, you may disassociate yourself from syria, but syria is not disassociating itself from you. you're getting thousands of refugees every week. >> we are disassociating from the area. we are receiving them and they are most welcome and always we have to do. it's an obligation and we are ready to serve. >> but you don't want to get involved in the politics. >> in the politics we don't get involved because god knows how it's going to finish. >> now, you may have noticed that all the guests on my panel were men. there is not a single female arab head of state. so i asked my guests about the status of women in their countries starting with the new prime minister of egypt, hesham mohammed qadil. it got a built feisty. listen in. there are a number of egyptian women who have told me that they believe the situation of women in egypt today is worse than it was under mubarak. >> well, i'm not sure, you know -- i have five daughters myself and my wife, so i don't think they agree to that. >> well, they would probably -- they're doing fine. they're living in the prime minister's hous
prime minister, you may disassociate yourself from syria, but syria is not disassociating itself from you. you're getting thousands of refugees every week. >> we are disassociating from the area. we are receiving them and they are most welcome and always we have to do. it's an obligation and we are ready to serve. >> but you don't want to get involved in the politics. >> in the politics we don't get involved because god knows how it's going to finish. >> now, you may...
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leadership on syria. and there's a recognition in the region that syria is a black hole that could suck the other countries into. it. and all the president said was, we continue to oppose assad and support the responsible opposition. an indication that the united states does not intend to get more deeply involved in syria. i think there's a certainly in the neighboring countries a disappointment in that. an olive branch extended to iran saying this is the time to negotiate. some people in israel and some israel supporters in the united states wanted a much harder line on iran. i think the president is going to be going to the middle east fairly soon and we'll see if there's something that comes out of that trip in terms of give. ing israel a little more on iran. but not much on international and i think people in the region were looking for more leadership on syria. >> parliamentary in a few days ourks president will be meeting with your president. i'm wondering what you were looking for last night in the
leadership on syria. and there's a recognition in the region that syria is a black hole that could suck the other countries into. it. and all the president said was, we continue to oppose assad and support the responsible opposition. an indication that the united states does not intend to get more deeply involved in syria. i think there's a certainly in the neighboring countries a disappointment in that. an olive branch extended to iran saying this is the time to negotiate. some people in...
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they focused on the civil war in syria. iran remains syria's closest ally in the region and egypt called on president assad to step down. now despite the warm welcome, there were tense moments. ahmadinejad's visit to a mosque was cut short after a protester threw a shoe at him, a common sign of disrespect in the arab world. turkish media says the man was immediately detained. >>> new jersey governor chris christie says there is a plan to deal with his on going weight struggle. the governor poked fun of his size on david letterman's show. he even took a bite of a donut. when asked about his health at a local news conference, he acknowledged the issue saying just because his efforts to lose weight aren't always successful, it doesn't mean he's not trying. >> i know that some of you who are incredibly concerned about my weight, and i appreciate your concern, anyone who has struggled with their weight over time in this state or this country will tell you that when they begin the plan, they have every intention of fulfilling the
they focused on the civil war in syria. iran remains syria's closest ally in the region and egypt called on president assad to step down. now despite the warm welcome, there were tense moments. ahmadinejad's visit to a mosque was cut short after a protester threw a shoe at him, a common sign of disrespect in the arab world. turkish media says the man was immediately detained. >>> new jersey governor chris christie says there is a plan to deal with his on going weight struggle. the...
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and giving more aid to syria. tom, how do you see this thing break down? >> i feel like obama is being like president eisenhower. this is a gay who is guy who it determined to avoid getting into the ground in the middle east in the suez crisis. shunned helping the hungarian revolution despite a lot of calls in this country to do that. probably, most importantly rejected the advise in the northeast. i see obama very much that pattern. he has a whole string of foreign policy crises, but i think given this eisenhower pattern you're not going to see him intervene in syria. you're going to see him get us out of afghanistan and try to avoid foreign crises as much as possible or minimize them, and only use ground forces as a very, very last resort. >> schieffer: let's talk about afghanistan, david because the president made it pretty clear. ly said he said our war in afghanistan is over. but that seems to me a little bit different than saying the war in afghanistan is over. and in fact, i have had people say to me they s
and giving more aid to syria. tom, how do you see this thing break down? >> i feel like obama is being like president eisenhower. this is a gay who is guy who it determined to avoid getting into the ground in the middle east in the suez crisis. shunned helping the hungarian revolution despite a lot of calls in this country to do that. probably, most importantly rejected the advise in the northeast. i see obama very much that pattern. he has a whole string of foreign policy crises, but i...
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you had a war in syria -- a civil war in syria with more than 60,000 people dead. you have the refugees. you still have the refugees from iraq and now the refugees boarding your economy in syria. what's happening in egypt has got to be an extreme concern. so you've got a real crisis in your neighborhood. >> in the middle east, huh? and this is not the first time that the middle east witnesses terrible upheaval. but thank god for the stability between jordan. and we're still living in the region. we're very, very conscious of what's happening in the region. i think you basically answered the way that i would answer. by looking at the region, looking at the turbulence in the region and bringing to the foreground the fact that the palestinian issue, the palestinian/israeli peace talks are more essential than ever to be revived at this stage. come may, the palestinian conflict is the main source of instability not just in the region but far beyond. >> this is what secretary kerry had to say about syria today. >> i can assure you my goal is to see us change this calcula
you had a war in syria -- a civil war in syria with more than 60,000 people dead. you have the refugees. you still have the refugees from iraq and now the refugees boarding your economy in syria. what's happening in egypt has got to be an extreme concern. so you've got a real crisis in your neighborhood. >> in the middle east, huh? and this is not the first time that the middle east witnesses terrible upheaval. but thank god for the stability between jordan. and we're still living in the...
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a very difficult situation in syria. you know, and the potential -- continued potential as to what to do about, you know, the israeli-palestinian situation which we receive renewed tensions over a death of a prisoner and there. part of what the secretary of state does is he is the face of the obama foreign policy wresh also is out there trying to determine what is possible, what can be achieved, what are the options for the president, and then he carries out, you know, the president's foreign policy. john kerry would be, you know, acting just as hillary clinton did, but in a much different national security environment than existed four years ago. >> well, and we talk about national security. i mean, i want to open this up to our panel here. a lot of times you talk about domestic versus international and the reality is we are in fess cal belt-tightining on the domestic front. we don't have a lot of political capital as far as moving out. a lot of republicans want to cut our foreign aid. there is a lot of talk about how m
a very difficult situation in syria. you know, and the potential -- continued potential as to what to do about, you know, the israeli-palestinian situation which we receive renewed tensions over a death of a prisoner and there. part of what the secretary of state does is he is the face of the obama foreign policy wresh also is out there trying to determine what is possible, what can be achieved, what are the options for the president, and then he carries out, you know, the president's foreign...
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still, as we saw last week, israel attacking targets inside syria. more and more this conflict is becoming regional. now we have got a couple hundred servicemen and women from the united states in the mix as well. shep? >> greg palkot along the border for us. egyptian government is reportedly dealing with rising food prices, rampant unemployment and violent political crisis by advising its people to eat less. according to egyptian media. government officials have acknowledged across the board price hikes on food in the wake of what is the unrest that has rocked the economy. and those officials are now telling the egyptian people hey, don't overeat. meanwhile the iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad visited egypt today for the first time in we believe more than three decades. is he there for religious summit. he and the egyptian president mohammed morsi reportedly discussed improving regions. north korean officials are some of the world's best when it comes to looking at things. but we cannot say the same for a brand new video production. the low bud
still, as we saw last week, israel attacking targets inside syria. more and more this conflict is becoming regional. now we have got a couple hundred servicemen and women from the united states in the mix as well. shep? >> greg palkot along the border for us. egyptian government is reportedly dealing with rising food prices, rampant unemployment and violent political crisis by advising its people to eat less. according to egyptian media. government officials have acknowledged across the...
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. >>> at least two mortars landed near a presidential palace in damascus, syria today. no injuries were reported. a syrian missile strike leveled stretch of building and killed 19 people in aleppo next monday night. >>> america high-tech surveillance imported by the uae. they are buying nearly two dozen predator drones. so is that a good idea? national security correspondent jennifer griffin is at the pentagon tonight. >> for the past 19 year 12 yeare u.s. held asymmetric advantage over the enemies with unmanned aerial surveillance. for first time, the u.s. agreed to sell predators to allies in the middle east. uae, defense official announced the deal at the larmest arms exposition. sources close to deal confirm the uae agreed to buy $1.4 billion in u.s. weapons including $200 million in unarmed predator drones. about 20 remotely piloted aircraft from the jep atomic aeronautical system. the predators would be modified and unarmed but there is no way to be sure they would remain that way. >> people are pretty innovative in terms of being able to modify aircraft so they c
. >>> at least two mortars landed near a presidential palace in damascus, syria today. no injuries were reported. a syrian missile strike leveled stretch of building and killed 19 people in aleppo next monday night. >>> america high-tech surveillance imported by the uae. they are buying nearly two dozen predator drones. so is that a good idea? national security correspondent jennifer griffin is at the pentagon tonight. >> for the past 19 year 12 yeare u.s. held...
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right now, the president of syria and his allies, russia and iran, not afraid sort to speak with the new announcement and aid. >> watching it all for us this afternoon, in cairo, thank you, sir. >>> the death of a mississippi candidate is ruled a homicide. that tops the look at stories around the "news nation" today. the body was found in the mississippi river wednesday. the 34-year-old had been called mississippi's first openly gay man to be a viable candidate for public office. police say a person of interest is in custody. >>> the nfl says it will investigate reports at least one prospective player questioned about the sexual orientation at the league scouting combine. nick cassa says he was asked questions like do you have a girlfriend and do you like girls? a nfl spokesman said the questions are impermissible subjects. >>> check this out. this one got our attention. look who's all chummy with north korea's kim jong-un. dennis rodman. the warm there as a basketball diplomat of sorts along with the camera crew filming for the vice series on hbo. rodman allegedly told the north kor
right now, the president of syria and his allies, russia and iran, not afraid sort to speak with the new announcement and aid. >> watching it all for us this afternoon, in cairo, thank you, sir. >>> the death of a mississippi candidate is ruled a homicide. that tops the look at stories around the "news nation" today. the body was found in the mississippi river wednesday. the 34-year-old had been called mississippi's first openly gay man to be a viable candidate for...
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there is a civil war in syria and iran's march towards a nuclear weapons program. the middle east peace process is basically stalled. i think it's interesting to watch kerry now that he is the top diplomat to carry out foreign policy as opposed to expounding on what he thinks foreign policy should be which is the role he played as a senator. >> approximate are as we understand it that will be discussed, malli and ambassador we know that the president who is going to israel in the spring will be accompanied by john kerry. the pairing that was obama and clinton, what do you think of the pairing that will be obama and kerry? >> it's an impressive team. both know a lot about foreign policy. the choice of europe and the mideast are important for symbolic reasons. some europeans felt that the obama administration paid too much attention to asia. this trip signals that nato is an enduring partnership for us and going to the mideast, you have so many crisis that they need to deal with from syria to iran to continued troubles in egypt and iraq. it makes sense to start here.
there is a civil war in syria and iran's march towards a nuclear weapons program. the middle east peace process is basically stalled. i think it's interesting to watch kerry now that he is the top diplomat to carry out foreign policy as opposed to expounding on what he thinks foreign policy should be which is the role he played as a senator. >> approximate are as we understand it that will be discussed, malli and ambassador we know that the president who is going to israel in the spring...
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not the demand on chu chuck hagel fr more information with regard i think to wa what is going on in syria and iran. what surprises me is that they are willing to do this at a time when people will say, you guise, admit -- guys at mid you will allow the vote and approve him in a week, what is -- why play politics. >> juan, what a short memory you have, i know democrats do not like this bring this up, but they blocked george hw bush's nominee for department of defense decade ago for drinking too much and because he behaved inappropriately with women, all thigh are asking for -- all they are asking for is a little more information, what is the problem with this, they had 4 dead americans, and they dragged their feet in benghazi, had they answered though questions then, we would have to ask them now. this is rhetoric, we he a war in afghanistan. >> we have a war? >> you say we don't need a secretary of defense. >> i don't think that -- that -- >> i'm sorry, whatis, juan, what what leon panetta's job? >> he went home to california. lou: he has pledged to stay. >> yeah, right, he is gone, he wa
not the demand on chu chuck hagel fr more information with regard i think to wa what is going on in syria and iran. what surprises me is that they are willing to do this at a time when people will say, you guise, admit -- guys at mid you will allow the vote and approve him in a week, what is -- why play politics. >> juan, what a short memory you have, i know democrats do not like this bring this up, but they blocked george hw bush's nominee for department of defense decade ago for...
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iran is an ally of syria and keeping syria's civil war within its borders is the rain nato and the united states are putting pate i don't patriot missile bas in turkey. >> as of today the u.s. is militarily involved to some degree in the syrian conflict. a u.s. patriot missile battery is operational in a turkish city 30 miles from the u.s. border. u.s. deployment is aimed at defending nate ally turkey from cross border syrian action. >> we're in a defensive posture. >> turkey is essex possessed. lasts october shells hit a turkey border town killing five people. they cannot down surface to air missiles including scuds which could be more deadly. could they have chemical weapons? >> there's certainly indication they have the capability. >> that's the red line they won't cross? >> that's why we're here. >> the syrian regime says be deployment heightens tension. the group claiming responsibility for the u.s. embassy you bombing cited deployment. others say with 60,000 people killed, the i.d. is on the sidelines. don't tell that to the 400 u.s. servicemen an women involved. >> it's your job to
iran is an ally of syria and keeping syria's civil war within its borders is the rain nato and the united states are putting pate i don't patriot missile bas in turkey. >> as of today the u.s. is militarily involved to some degree in the syrian conflict. a u.s. patriot missile battery is operational in a turkish city 30 miles from the u.s. border. u.s. deployment is aimed at defending nate ally turkey from cross border syrian action. >> we're in a defensive posture. >> turkey...
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. >> john: moving over quickly to syria only a minute left. john kerry said yesterday we're determined the syrian opposition is not going to be dangling in the wind and pledge what he called new ideas for the region. now we hear reports the u.s. will offer direct aid to the rebels instead i presume the indirect aid we've been giving them all along. are we seeing a shift in u.s. strategy in regard to syria and is it wise? >> we are seeing a shift. the shift is in assessing what the potential is for military solution from the side of the rebels. and there looks to be a stalemate and while there is a stalemate, many civilians are dying. so clearly, the united states is engaging with the europeans with the syrian opposition, talking to the russians who have been very negative about american policy options toward syria. and they're trying to see if there are additional ways to change the dynamic because the current dynamic is not working for the syrian people and assad seems to be holding firm just long enough where more violence will continue. so,
. >> john: moving over quickly to syria only a minute left. john kerry said yesterday we're determined the syrian opposition is not going to be dangling in the wind and pledge what he called new ideas for the region. now we hear reports the u.s. will offer direct aid to the rebels instead i presume the indirect aid we've been giving them all along. are we seeing a shift in u.s. strategy in regard to syria and is it wise? >> we are seeing a shift. the shift is in assessing what the...
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on the jaepd of constitutesing the civil war in syria with his counterpart. first, a visit to berlin. bran denberg gate in a town hall with students where kerry defended the freedom of speech. >> in america you have a right to be stupid if you want to be, and you have a right to be disconnected to somebody else if you want to be. we tolerate it. we somehow make it through that. now, i think that's a virtue. i think that's something worth fighting for. >> we celebrate the stupidity. >>> globe trotting. former nba bad boy dennis rodman brings the harlem globetrotters to north korea on a goodwill mission. flamboyant style and all. >> for the first time i think most these guys' first time here, so i hope everything will be okay, and hope the kids will have a good time before the game. >> in north korea the washington generals always win. jaen way, good day. i'm chuck todd live in washington in today for andrea. we're moments away from president obama's live roshgs in newport news, virginia. his latest pressure to pressure republicans just days before billions of
on the jaepd of constitutesing the civil war in syria with his counterpart. first, a visit to berlin. bran denberg gate in a town hall with students where kerry defended the freedom of speech. >> in america you have a right to be stupid if you want to be, and you have a right to be disconnected to somebody else if you want to be. we tolerate it. we somehow make it through that. now, i think that's a virtue. i think that's something worth fighting for. >> we celebrate the stupidity....
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it's about getting the heck out of one of those countries at least, iraq, libya, syria we get stuck in and can't get out of. presidential elections the first. the beauty of last night's award show is it tells you so much and in so many different ways about us. and one thing it told me is america is hungry for a winner. movies are always about today. it can be a period piece, but it's really about the times we're living in. look at "mash" from the old days on television. it was supposed to be korea, but we all knew it was about vietnam. and the 1950s about the biblical times, they were really about jim crowe and the need for civil rights in this country. and "lincoln" wasn't about something that happened in 1865. it's how politics practiced for a good purpose can really get something done even today. something historic, even glorious. we ought to take a lesson from that and by the way, put me down as a seth macfarlane fan. i know there are some things i would have cut from his lines last night, but this guy reminds me of the good old days of bob hope and johnny carson. he brought back s
it's about getting the heck out of one of those countries at least, iraq, libya, syria we get stuck in and can't get out of. presidential elections the first. the beauty of last night's award show is it tells you so much and in so many different ways about us. and one thing it told me is america is hungry for a winner. movies are always about today. it can be a period piece, but it's really about the times we're living in. look at "mash" from the old days on television. it was...
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of course they will discuss syria as well. >> white house correspondent kristen welker. thanks for battling your cold for us over the past few days. >>> next, america's longest waging war. a battle being waged against more than half of all americans. but first tyler mathisen has the cnbc market wrap. good afternoon. >> martin, i'm not supposed to say this because no day at cnbc is boring in the market but today was kind of a boring day in. the dow industrials ended on the plus side by about seven points. the s&p was also higher by a little less than one point. but the nasdaq was down about three points. that's the story from here. martin bashir will be back after this. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ [ indistinct shouting ] [ male announcer ] time and sales data. split-second stats. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ it's so close to the options floor... [ indistinct shouting, bell dinging ] ...you'll bust your brain box. ♪ all on thinkorswim from td ameritrade. ♪ [ male announcer ] marie callender's puts everything you've grown to love about sunday dinner into each of her pot
of course they will discuss syria as well. >> white house correspondent kristen welker. thanks for battling your cold for us over the past few days. >>> next, america's longest waging war. a battle being waged against more than half of all americans. but first tyler mathisen has the cnbc market wrap. good afternoon. >> martin, i'm not supposed to say this because no day at cnbc is boring in the market but today was kind of a boring day in. the dow industrials ended on the...
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syria, for example. iran backs the assad regime, egypt doesn't. saudi arabia and gulf states, egypt is friends with these countries, iran is not. so for these reasons and more, many expect a cordial relationship between iran and egypt but not one where they are best friends. erin? >>> now to england, where the positive identification of king richard iii's skeletal remains has triggered a resurgence of interest in the notorious monarch. what would he have done if he lived in the era of twitter? richard quest is in london. i asked him to explain how the long dead ruler is getting a royal makeover. >> reporter: erin, this is the portrait most familiar of richard iii but this is the recreation from the scans of the skull that was found in that parking lot in middle england. note the tightness of the skin and the way artists have put the hair and the reality to it. it was commissioned by the richard iii society and when they announced it, they said his grace, richard, king of england, france and ireland. i leave you to decide which of the two you actua
syria, for example. iran backs the assad regime, egypt doesn't. saudi arabia and gulf states, egypt is friends with these countries, iran is not. so for these reasons and more, many expect a cordial relationship between iran and egypt but not one where they are best friends. erin? >>> now to england, where the positive identification of king richard iii's skeletal remains has triggered a resurgence of interest in the notorious monarch. what would he have done if he lived in the era of...
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, which means we have to go to war with syria. you know what? the intelligence has not been confirmed. we're not going to run with that. i do think there is a higher bar. i do think we elected barack obama in part because he was on the right side of the iraq war debate. but the revisionist history on why we went to iraq and who got us there, that is an active campaign right now. >> david corn, what have we learned? >> well, i think rachel is right. the bar has been raised, because we learned that the government pulled what larry wilkinson in the film, he was chief of staff to colin powell at the time. he calls it a hoax. that's a pretty big word to use. that the campaign to convince this nation to go to war, a war that led to the loss of almost 5,000 american lives and over probably 100,000 civilian iraqi lives was a hoax. so i think we learned to be careful when people tell us there is a threat at hand. but at the same time to be a little less optimistic about it, a lot of people who got us into the war, a lot of the neo con drum
, which means we have to go to war with syria. you know what? the intelligence has not been confirmed. we're not going to run with that. i do think there is a higher bar. i do think we elected barack obama in part because he was on the right side of the iraq war debate. but the revisionist history on why we went to iraq and who got us there, that is an active campaign right now. >> david corn, what have we learned? >> well, i think rachel is right. the bar has been raised, because...
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as a result of that both syria and now this is where iran comes back not picture, iran and syria have made threats against israel as a result. with regard to today though, the focus now is on turkey and what happened at our u.s. embassy. but you think about all these hot spots now popping up threw all this region. then you can throw northern africa into the mix as well. this is something that has a lot of people concerned today with very good reason. we'll see where it goes. >> so terrorists targeting american embassies overseas as you well know is definitely not a new concept. of course we're talking about the terror attack we had in our consulate in libya. benghazi, gotten a huge amount of well-deserved attention. a lot of questions remain there. that happened on see. 11th this year. four americans were killed including our ambassador christopher stevens. go back to 2008 for a moment the embassy attacked there in yemen with a car bomb as staffers showed up for work. at least 16 people were killed there. you remember the horrific 1998 simultaneous truck bombs that were detonated near
as a result of that both syria and now this is where iran comes back not picture, iran and syria have made threats against israel as a result. with regard to today though, the focus now is on turkey and what happened at our u.s. embassy. but you think about all these hot spots now popping up threw all this region. then you can throw northern africa into the mix as well. this is something that has a lot of people concerned today with very good reason. we'll see where it goes. >> so...
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he says he has a new plan for a political transition in syria. pressure from john mccain and others to do more to help the rebels. what kind of political transition is possible without russia buying in? he has been in office now a week. he has tried to talk to the foreign minister since the north korean test, and so far has not had that call returned. that would indicate that russia is somehow avoiding a closer relationship with the new secretary. >> i think russia wra certainly needs to be engaged. i don't think we know exactly where that conversation is at the moment, but i think, you know what, secretary kerry is doing is showing the leadership that's needed from the united states to try to push political transition. that is ultimately what is going to change the course in syria and coming forward with a plan, building some consensus around that, both within syria and in the international community, i think that's right the right first step in the middle east. >> great to see you. thank you for joining us today. >> coming up next, secretary te
he says he has a new plan for a political transition in syria. pressure from john mccain and others to do more to help the rebels. what kind of political transition is possible without russia buying in? he has been in office now a week. he has tried to talk to the foreign minister since the north korean test, and so far has not had that call returned. that would indicate that russia is somehow avoiding a closer relationship with the new secretary. >> i think russia wra certainly needs to...
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today the rubble in syria reveals surprises. president obama goes out on the road. how much can he achieve? welcome to our viewers. pope benedict issued a stern warning. at ash wednesday, the pontiff was interrupted repeatedly by
today the rubble in syria reveals surprises. president obama goes out on the road. how much can he achieve? welcome to our viewers. pope benedict issued a stern warning. at ash wednesday, the pontiff was interrupted repeatedly by